Fontaine Amedee Pichot

Arles, the morning

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August 25th 2009
Today we celebrate our 30th anniversary in Avignon. I have 10 minutes to journal before we leave the ship for our morning tour of the Palais de Pape. We enjoyed our stay in Arles. We walked the the town when we arrived and returned to the ship for a jacuzzi (I wish I could call it a hot tub but the water is pool temperature so I have nicknamed it the "cold tub". However, at the end of the da ... read more

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